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Central Youth Theatre is Wolverhampton's longest running Youth Theatre. We work artistically with children and young people CYP aged 4-25. We’ve engaged over 3,500 CYP as members, reached national & international audiences in the thousands, staging innovative performance work, social impact projects and attending 30+ theatre festivals in 17 countries. Our vision: Where imagination grows and compassionate, ambitious changemakers are made. Our Mission: To provide a safe environment for young people to be creative and believe that they can achieve anything. Our holistic youth led approach is firmly embedded into our artistic programme, enabling CYP to develop their artistic & soft skills. Our 3 core values CREATIVE CONNECTED & COMPASSIONATE are the foundation stones underpinning our methodology. We support CYP to better understand their identity and ever changing world using theatre. Our services offer a safe space where CYP can take measured risks and experience a sense of belonging.

Central Youth Theatres artistic programme is delivered by an incredibly talented and hardworking team of 10 part time and freelance staff. The charity is governed by a decorated board of trustees who specialise in HR, safeguarding, education and fundraising. 90% of Our creative delivery team are former members of the youth theatre, all of whom are now teaching the next generation of young people. The staff team are also industry professionals representing all sectors of the creative industries as professional actors, producers and directors. The staff and trustee team are the heart of the organisation. It is through their tireless commitment to excellence both evidenced in their artistic outputs and pastoral care of our young people that we are able to thrive as an organisation.